Previti Annalisa, Biondi Vito, Or Mehmet Erman, Bilgiç Bengü, Pugliese Michela, Passantino Annamaria
Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, 98168 Messina, Italy.
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, 34098 Istanbul, Turkey.
Vet Sci. 2024 Oct 5;11(10):477. doi: 10.3390/vetsci11100477.
Ostriches can be utilized as multipurpose animals suitable for producing meat, eggs, feathers, and leather. This growing interest in ostrich farming leads to an increased demand for comprehensive information on their management. But, little attention is paid to the consequences for their welfare. The study aimed to perform a research literature analysis on ostriches' welfare using the text mining (TM) and topic analysis (TA) methods. It identifies prevailing topics, summarizes their temporal trend within the last forty years, and highlights potential research gaps. According to PRISMA guidelines, a literature exploration was achieved using the Scopus database, retaining keywords about ostriches' welfare. Papers distributed in the English language from 1983 to 2023 were included. Descriptive statistics, TM, and TA were applied to a total of n. 122 documents included. The findings revealed an increasing trend in research records since 1994. TM recognized the terms with the highest weighted frequency and TA identified the main topics of the research area, in the following order: "health and management", "feeding and nutrition", "welfare reproduction", "egg production", and "welfare during transport". The study confirms the increased focus on ostriches' welfare but shows that further studies are required to ensure the welfare of this species.
鸵鸟可作为多用途动物，用于生产肉类、蛋类、羽毛和皮革。人们对鸵鸟养殖的兴趣日益浓厚，这导致对其养殖综合信息的需求增加。但是，人们很少关注这对鸵鸟福利的影响。本研究旨在运用文本挖掘（TM）和主题分析（TA）方法对鸵鸟福利进行研究文献分析。它识别出主要主题，总结其在过去四十年中的时间趋势，并突出潜在的研究空白。根据PRISMA指南，使用Scopus数据库进行文献检索，保留与鸵鸟福利相关的关键词。纳入了1983年至2023年以英文发表的论文。对总共122篇纳入文献应用了描述性统计、TM和TA。研究结果显示，自1994年以来研究记录呈上升趋势。TM识别出加权频率最高的术语，TA确定了该研究领域的主要主题，顺序如下：“健康与管理”、“饲养与营养”、“繁殖福利”、“产蛋”以及“运输过程中的福利”。该研究证实了对鸵鸟福利的关注度有所提高，但表明仍需要进一步研究以确保该物种的福利。
